Author Archives: Kayla Raymond

Dear Ministry Partners, In this newsletter we want to give you an overview of all our current ministries and report of some of the great things they accomplished for God’s Glory in 2015. While reading this, please remember that this wouldn’t have been possible without you! Community School Our current enrollment is 1,020 students andContinue reading “February 2016”

Well guys, school registration is officially in the books for another year! Over 900 students registered and are now preparing their uniforms with anticipation for the new school year to start. The first day of school will be September 7th and lots of work still needs to happen before then! Books need to be bought,Continue reading “New School Year”

Megan here, the middle child in the Grooters clan. I’m the one who lives in Sioux City, Iowa and I work at Sunnybrook Community Church. When talking about Haiti to others, I usually get asked “So do you think you’ll ever move there like your sister, Kayla?” And my answer is always a kind “No,Continue reading “Megan’s View.”

“We were excited as a family to sponsor a child through Touch of Hope Haiti.  Kayla, our niece, thought Jay needed a boy in our family (we have 2 daughters), so Kayla gave us one of her favorites in the village, Calverson.  We loved meeting Calverson on one of our trips to Haiti over theContinue reading “The Grooters’ Sponsorship Story”

Dan & Dana Dunn first traveled to Haiti in 2010 on a big mission trip. After falling in love with the country and people of Haiti, they wanted to do more. They began supporting Touch of Hope with sponsoring a child right away. Dana says, “It is always good to see our sponsor kids whenContinue reading “Dunn Family’s Sponsorship Story”

Alex Hage, originally from Inwood, IA and now a college student at Iowa State University in Ames, IA began sponsoring Rosemond about a year and a half ago. Alex quotes, ” I love this program for many reasons.  One of the biggest ones is because it seems much more personal.  You cannot beat getting theContinue reading “Alex’s Sponsorship Story”

Kendra Michael is an inspiring fourteen-year-old girl who is out to change the world. She has come up with creative fundraisers and uses her own babysitting money to sponsor two young girls through Touch of Hope. The first little girl she sponsors is Dialina. Here’s what Kendra has to say about her relationship with Dialina:Continue reading “Kendra’s Sponsorship Story”

Dear Ministry Partners, I hope this newletter finds you well in this new year. I’m excited to update you as so many things happened over the holidays. We celebrated with the school staff by treating them to a day at the beach. We celebrated the new year by hosting a worship celebration at the school.Continue reading “January Newsletter”

The end of the year is drawing near, and how can we begin to thank you all for showing up in the many ways you did. New children sponsored, a kitchen and office building built, a road paved, an orphanage stayed open and running, and many, many more people were touched as you showed upContinue reading “Our Christmas Wish”

Black Friday on the mountaintop was unlike any other Black Friday. One hundred and five bicycles were handed out to students who walk over a mile to and from school each day. And, where did the money to buy these bikes come from? It was raised by six Kingdom seeking kids from Northwest Iowa. Seriously,Continue reading “Our Haitian Black Friday”